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The Fall

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Released: 25 December 2010 /
18 April 2011

Tracklist:

   01. Phoner To Arizona
  02. Revolving Doors
  03. Hillbilly Man
  04. Detroit
  05. Shy-town
  06. Little Pink Plastic Bags
  07. The Joplin Spider
  08. The Parish Of Space Dust
  09. The Snake In Dallas
  10. Amarillo
  11. The Speak It Mountains
  12. Aspen Forest
  13. Bobby In Phoenix
  14. California & The Slipping Of The Sun
  15. Seattle Yodel

Highest UK Chart Position: 12

Record labels:
 

UK: Parlophone/EMI Records
US: Virgin Records
US (for RSD vinyl): Warner Bros. Records
Japan: EMI Music Japan
Japan reissue: Warner Music Japan
Korea: EMI Music Korea
Taiwan: Gold Typhoon

Liner notes:

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All tracks written and performed by Gorillaz using the iPad and additional instruments: Korg Vocoder, Ukelele, Microkorg, Omnichord, Moog Voyager, Melodica, Guitar, Piano, Korg Monotron. Except track 13 written and performed by Gorillaz and Bobby Womack.

iPad Applications Used: Speak It! Text to Speech / SoundyThingie / Mugician / Solo Synthesiser, Sylo Synthesiser Pro / FunkBox Drum Machine / gliss / AmpliTube for iPad / XENON Groove Synthesizer / KORG iELECTRIBE / bs-16i / Mellotronics M3000 for iPad / Cleartune - Chromatic Tuner / iORGEL HD / olsynth / StudioMini XL Recording Studio / Bassline / Harmonizer / Dub Siren Pro / Moog Filtatron

Produced by Gorillaz and Stephen Sedgwick.

Recorded by Stephen Sedgwick and Gorillaz, except track 11 with additional recording by Mike Smith.

Mixed by Stephen Sedgwick at Studio 13.

Mastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road Studios.

Artwork and Design by J.C. Hewlett and Zombie Flesh Eaters. Additional photography by: Jamie Hewlett, Seb Monk, Mike Smith, Oswald Lee Henderson.

  • The CD + Art Print bundle includes a limited art print designed by Jamie Hewlett. It was sold only through Gorillaz' online store.
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  • The Record Store Day vinyl (2011) is numbered and limited to about 10,000 copies. The US RSD vinyl (2019) is limited to 4,500 copies.
     

  • Japanese edition features a poster and an extended booklet including a tour map.
     

  • The free download for Sub Division comes with a printable booklet and disc label.

Trivia:

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  • Having a similar concept as Damon Albarn's Democrazy, The Fall was recorded during free time on Gorillaz' North American tour in autumn 2010. All tracks were recorded using an iPad and some additional instruments.

  • "I literally wrote everything on the day in each place and there's a strange sort of sound of America and its musical traditions that comes through. It feels like a journey through America," said Damon.

  • On the tour, Damon and Pharrell Williams spent some time in the studio together (Williams' band N.E.R.D was then supporting Gorillaz), but unfortunately their collaboration didn't make it onto the record.

  • Total running time: 43:27

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